How do you feel today?

Jules is an author and beauty expert who helps people to silence their inner critic, build self-worth and ignite their inner glow. Listen in as Jules tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language):   - feeling calm - how your real glow comes from within - the panic attack that changed everything - leaving global success to be himself  - sound baths, a greenhouse & a new adventu...

Judy is a creative director turned self-belief mentor. Listen in as Judy tells me about:   - feeling really good on a sunny day - writing and drawing haiku poems - Wonder, Journey, Joy - regaining her confidence through post-it notes - a Welsh connection - being more audacious with Neon Pink Chat - making lavender bags cool - looking for the smiley faces - write how you feel right now   Links:   W...

Steve is a long time technologist exploring what it is to live in today’s fast changing world. Listen in as Steve tells me about:   - feeling like it’s a grind - empty calories & finding more meaning  - having two heart attacks before 50 - figuring out life 3.0 - ‘the dude abides’ & dudism - becoming curious again - making his 8 and 80 year old selves proud - a square peg subverting from w...

Niall is an architect who runs his award-winning practice from rural West Wales. Listen in as Niall tells me about: - feeling in a good mood - a constantly evolving garden - making your own peace with a place - a foundation in art - finding his own recharge button - the positives in being older - singing & a larger trainset - we’re just passing through - appreciate the blessings you have Links...

Toni runs a volunteering and events company that helps people make volunteering easy. Listen in as Toni tells me about:   - feeling energised and excited - the importance of boundaries  - making it easy to micro volunteer  - getting better at taking care of herself - an earlier career in advocacy - loneliness & running a silent book club - learning to advocate for herself - beach saunas, cycli...

Pete is a potter and an artist who takes inspiration from the West Wales coast where he lives and works. Listen in as Pete tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language):   - feeling good and upbeat - having more fun when you’re less self-conscious  - critically reflecting on what you’ve made - his beautiful home - Dennis Sever’s 18 Folgate Street - a love of the sea - his son, dis...

Will used to help lead the charity Campaign Against Living Miserably before starting his own consultancy to help startups fix their problems and grow. Listen in as Will tells me about (note this chat mentions suicide and contains a little bad language):  - what drew him to CALM - talking about suicide is the right thing to do  - fighting work misery with his alter ego  - benefits & challenges...

Simon is a serial entrepreneur who helps business’ he cares about to become bigger and better. Listen in as Simon tells me about:   - feeling really good - escaping hospital after a brain haemorrhage  - the loneliness of running a business   - the benefits of a 4 day work week - challenge & support - learning from his worst experience - publishing the company’s salaries  - how children and bus...

Mark stewards a historic estate to which he is bringing an increasing focus on wellbeing. Listen in as Mark tells me about:   - feeling settled after the gym - a shifting focus on wellbeing  - discovering he had a rare tumour   - the impact on the people around him - his dad not knowing he’d had cancer - living differently & improving relationships - hosting his first men’s retreat - avoiding...

Darren is a performance physiotherapist who has a particular interest in mental fitness. Listen in as Darren tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language):   - feeling energised and relaxed - mental fitness, the Stoics and Buddhism - losing his dad when he was 18  - the effect of coping through sport - listening to a voice in his head  - blue health and the sea  - genuine conversa...

Michael is a solicitor who is on a mission to change the way the legal profession works. Listen in as Michael tells me about:   - feeling happy but numb - losing his parents - not letting your life lead you  - 15 plus years of trying to fit in - being what you believe to be right  - ordinary pioneers  - motorbiking, board games & the outdoors - what’s changed after losing 5 stone - be yourself...

Bryan is a Doctor who heads up the medical team at Sheffield United Football Club. Listen in as Bryan tells me about: - feeling good after a 22 hour day - a network of trusted colleagues - trust as the most important quality - mental health & starting a conversation - working through the pandemic - an all-consuming commitment - living in Sheffield - rehabilitation by the sea - making time to e...

Rebecca learned how our emotions can power us by running the fastest ever Cape Wrath Trail time after losing her mother in 2021. Listen in as Rebecca tells me about: - feeling a little cold and excited - becoming a runner - qualifying for the Boston marathon - losing her mother - a loving pause on the Cape Wrath trail - coaching people affected by cancer - feeling less pain with hope and positivit...

Brychan is lead singer for the Welsh rock band Jess and is currently animating his father Dic Jones’ celebrated poem Cynhaeaf (Harvest). Listen in as Brychan tells me about: - feeling tip top & in excellent humour - animating his father’s words - becoming a jockey - putting his musical career on hold - alcoholism and sobriety - the joy of growing his own veg- a playground by the sea - the endu...

Jonathan runs an environmental consultancy and has recently set up The Kindness Forecast to explore and amplify acts of kindness. Listen in as Jonathan tells me about: - feeling energised and excited - how kindness saved his life - a special episode of That’s Life - creating a business that cares - his don’t be so s**t list - learning from burnout - stories of coffee kindness & more - rebuildi...

Matthew runs a ceramics studio and pottery workshop and has recently turned the corner after a difficult few years. Listen in as Matthew tells me about: - feeling good about the future - a difficult few years - being based in the Valleys - starting with a mobile pottery - the influence of cooking - local ceramics for local food - making a plan in the right direction - loving being a dad - meditati...

Keith is a performance coach who works with the GB Cycling team and is a Samaritans listener in his spare time. Listen in as Keith tells me about (note this chat mentions suicide): - feeling calm in a hectic sea - we’re all just doing our best - a love of comfort and hoodies - volunteering with the Samaritans - helping end misogyny with You, Me & Us - being grateful and perspective in life - h...

Lisa has worked in events for more than 30 years and now creates extraordinary business events around the world. Listen in as Lisa tells me about: - feeling great doing what she loves - menopause and the benefit of exercise - finding peace in a frantic world - protecting her energy - realising what matters - noticing and taking a pause - yoga with her husband - going deep into BBQ - planting your...

Ian is an investor who in his spare time helps charities and heads up the wellbeing channel for the Do Lectures’ Do Radio. Listen in as Ian tells me about: - feeling really well after a good sleep - being aware of who you really are - the meaning of compassion and courage - pain in, love out - engendering trust and openness - Do Radio and Being Well - losing his dad in his childhood - being carefu...

Sassy is a photographer who specialises in alternative weddings and thinks we should all be a bit more dog. Listen in as Sassy tells me about: - 10,000 feelings all at once - safety blankets in work and life - loneliness and Otis the Doberman - being a bit more dog - how an ADHD diagnosis has helped - accelerated freefall after spinal surgery - aging her by the tattoos on her legs - helping people...

Grayson is a renowned British artist, TV presenter and stage performer, celebrated for his profound exploration of identity, culture and the human experience. Listen in as Grayson tells me about: - feeling uncharacteristically optimistic - art, AI, a one man show and a musical - beauty in life as it is - finding and loving his studio - the nature of being creative - A House for Essex - becoming mo...

Sherelle is a social worker whose son has had a life changing year following his cancer diagnosis. Listen in as Sherelle tells me about:   - feeling conflicted over a trip to London - Louis ringing the bell for his all clear - falling down the rabbit hole - connecting with mothers on the ward - a special friend - learning from Louis - a road trip across Australia - today is better than the worst -...

Neal is an award-winning adman and storyteller who also dedicates his life to random acts of kindness. Listen in as Neal tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language): - feeling ecstatic and in a good mood - an antidote to the negativity of media - sending special boxes in the post - attracting what you put into the world - saying thank you with a toy - Steve’s Kurt Vonnegut cup -...

Darren became a wheelchair athlete after a serious accident left him with a lifechanging spinal cord injury. Listen in as Darren tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language): - feeling good getting back in the gym - adapting after a bad leg break - Gelong Thubten‘s A Handbook for Hard Times - when being strong is the only choice you have - taking each day as it comes - learning t...

Alice is a former international lawyer who is now on a mission to help a billion people have more fun. Listen in as Alice tells me about (note this chat contains a little bad language): - feeling almost ready to get out of the bath - connecting with her inner funster - seizing the invitations for fun - the difference between fun and joy - becoming well and unconditional love - the discipline to tr...